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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONER’S CONFERENCE ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY 9:00 A.M. AUGUST 28, 2019
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright, Vice-Chairman Brett
Wachsmith and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Taylor Crouch, Deputy Clerk of the Board I, and 1 member of
the public
SPECIAL MEETING 2020 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES COMMISSIONERS
At 9:02 a.m. Chairman Wright opened a Special Meeting to discuss
Board Legislative Priorities for 2020.
Chairman Wright asked about the current County priorities.
Commissioner Osiadacz reviewed the priorities listed by Washington
State Association of Counties (WSAC). Those priorities were funding
for trial court public defense, foundational public health services,
fish passage barrier removal, and opposing unfunded mandates. All
Commissioners agreed that they would uphold those priorities.
Local level priorities discussed included the Bloom Pavilion
project, the on-going I-90 project, and the on-going Bower’s Field
project.
Chairman Wright suggested including Mark Cook, Public Works
Director, to be invited to the next Legislative Priority meeting to
discuss other project ideas.
Commissioner Osiadacz will draft a priority ask list to send to Bill
Clarke, Kittitas County Lobbyist.
Meeting adjourned at 9:39 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD I KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Taylor Crouch Cory Wright, Chairman